Means for folding and rolling up cotton-batting.



M. J. STACK.

MEANS FOR FOLDING AND RULLIN Patented P01). 18. 1913.

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Patented Feb. 18, 1913 M. J. STACK.

MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON BATTING.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 10. lJUU.

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MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON BATTING.

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M. J. STACK. MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON BATTING.

APPLICATION TILED JUNBIS, 1909.

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M. J. STACK. MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON BAT'HNG.

APPLIOATION PILBL) JUNE H), 1909.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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M. J. STACK.

MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON BATTING.

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MEANS FOR FOLDING'AND ROLLING UP COTTON BATTING APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 190i.

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mk kbomw idww g w following is a MAURICE J. STACK, OF COHOES, NEW YORK.

MEANS FOR FOLDING AND ROLLING UP COTTON-BATTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 19, 1909. Serial No. 508,1 75.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ll/IAURICE J. S'mcn, reiiding at Cohoes, in the county of. Albany and State, of New York, have invented a new and Improved Means for Folding and Rolling Up Cotton-Batting. of which the specification.

My invention is an improved mechanism that automatically operates to bat and fold cotton into shape for comforters, mattresses and other commercial uses, the folded material into a roll of desired size, and then intermittently severing the folded sheet and discharge the rolled stock, and primarily my said invention has for its ol' ject to provide a machine of the general character stated. of a compact and durable construction, and especially designed to continuously operate toreduce the loose cotton to the desired width and thickness of but as the, latter is automatically taken up wound into a. roll, out off at predetermined inter--- vals and discharged ready for final prcparation for co'nnnercial use.

My invention also has for provide a machine of the kind .stated in which the action of folding. rolling and dis charging is practically automatic, that is after the loose cotton body enters bat formers and the folding means the several operations n'lentioncd are successively and its object to )OSltiVOlV effected.

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear my invention eomprchends in its generic nature means for reducing cotton to a bat combined with mechanism that conveys it to the rolling up roll. severing and. throwing ott' devices and intermediate mechanism for folding up the bat to the desired thicknesses and widths as it is being conveyed from the bat forming means to tliqsaid take up and roll making. severing aiic'lfdischarging mechanisms.

In its more complete nature. my invention comprehends one or more sets of bat folding mechanisms for shaping the material for the particular purpose for which the product may be desired.

gain, my invention embodies certain novel features of construction and arrange- :ment of parts that constitute the complete machine and certain subnicchanisms all of which will be hereinafter fully described.

folders then wind up i t t t t specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure l, is a perspective view plete mechanism showin with but one folder or aping the cotton into what. T. term a commercial bat. Fig. 2, is a similar view Showing the conr plete machine equipped with a plurality of to produce what I term "'a comforter 0r mattress bat. Fig. 3, is a perspective view on a somewhat; enlarged scale showing the bat rolling the folder mechanisms that cooperates therewith. Fig. 4, is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 5. ig. 5, is a top plan view of the mecha- Fig. 6, is

thesamc equipped nism' shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6. a longitudinal section of the endless bat conveyer. the bat rolling means and the bat folder devices that cooperate therewith. Fig. 7. is a perspective view of the folded but take up, rolling and discharging mechanism. viewed from the Fig. 8, is a similar view of such mechanism viewed from the left side thereof, the ejector devices hereinafter referred to beinq shown in the roll discharging position. Fig.1. 5.). is a vertical longitudinal section of the mechanism shown in Figs. 7 and S. Fig. 10. is a diagranunatic elevation of the right side of the mechanism shown in Figs. 7 and S. Fig. '11. is a similar view of the left side of such mechanism. Fig. l2, is a rear elevation of the said mechanisnn the ejector or swinging lever arm being at the inner position. Fig. 13, is a similar view the said arm being at the uter" or ejecting position.

in the practical arrangement. my complete machine comprises a main framing upon which the bat rolling, folding and conveyer devices are mounted and a sub-frame that supports the mechanisn'i that takes up the folded bat. rolls it up. severs it and discharges the rolls of batting. as they reach the predetermined or gagged sizes. and the complete or general arrangement of the said frames and the mechanisms mounted thereon is best shown in Fig. 1, by reference to which it will be noticed. the main frame comprises the longitudinal side bars 1l supported on legs 20--20, in the opposite l atented Feb. 18, 1913.

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ends of which are journaled shafts 3-3 transversely mounted and carrying rollers to receive the slatted endless apron l, whose upper or cotton receiving portion is so mounted as to nottouch or interfere with the operation of the folder devices, presently referred to, and to provide'for regulating the slack of the said apron the journals of the shafts 3 3 are mounted in adjustable boxes 5-5 butgenerally disclosed in the drawings since this feature and the driving gearing for transmitting motion to the'oper ative parts, forming, perse, no specialisature of my invention. v

6 designates side standards mounted on the front end of the side beams 1.-1, and operating in connection with the apron at that end of the machine is a platform upon inwardly over the central. or body portion of which the loose cotton is fed and from which it passes to the bat forming rolls 21-22, suitably mounted in the beams 1 and the standards 66 and which have intermcshing gears 7 and 8 actuated from the driving gearing.

The loose cotton or stock which is fed to the rolls 2122, in any approved way, is formed into a hat by such rolls 2l22,

- )asses to the folder devices the construction of which is best shown in Figs. 8 and l, and the same consists of an opposing, parallelly disposed pair of guards each of which comprises inclined side wings 9 that merge with the upwardly inclined inner walls 90 whose upper ends, at the inner edge, have comically shaggcd guides 92--92,. the several parts 0 and 92 being relatively so arranged and combined th'at-the cotton bat it passes from the rolls 2l -22 has its opposite edges to engage and travel upon the inclined side wings ,9, the said edges as they pass along thesaid wings 9, pass under and engage the conical guides 92-92 that tend to turn the said edgesback upon themselves, see Figs. 2 and 3, such action of the guides 92 and the Wings 9 causing the edge of the bat to fold the traveling bat or apron in which. condi tion the folded bat passes to the rolling up and severing means presently described. The folders are adjustablylnounted on diagonally disposed strut braces 93 secured to the bridge-like frame94e-9-il, the pendent end members 95 ofwhich are fastened to the side beams 1- 1, as shown, it being understood the width of the bat desired can be readily provided for by lateral adjustment of the hangers 96 that connect the folders with the brace members 93. Whenit is desired to make the commercial type of bat, whose ends are foldedv over but once, but a singlesetof folders is used, as in Fig. l/but when it is desired to produce the comforter or mat-tress style of hat, a second set of folders 98-98 constrizcted like the other folders and mounted on another bridge parent that by reason of the peculiar and CW operative arrangement of the several parts, the stool? as it lea ves the platform. and passes through the front. rolls is reduced to bat form which feeds into the endless apron and as it is carried forwardly the opposite ends of the bat engage the inclined wings of the folder and are turned, as it were, over onto the central part of the bat that passes between the folders, the bat as it leaves the said folders being then folded to the scum mcrcial shape with the opposite ends lapped onto the central part, in which condition it is conveyed to the rolling up, severing and discharging mechanism presently fully de scribed, it being understood that by interposing another set of folders the previously folded bat is again folded, as in Fig.2. The folded bat conveyed by the apron nasses be.- tween the intake or feed rollers :49 and 30 mounted on the sub-frame 2 and onto an endless conveyor belt 31 that takes over the lower feed roller 30, and extends inwardly at an upward incline and over guide roller that coacts with the presser roller 32 from which the but passes through a slotted guide or knife stop 34- with which the cutter or knife 39 coacts, in the manner presently described 35 and 3d designate other guide rollers between which the bat-passes as it leaves the knife guide 3 and which direct the said batting onto a main drawing in roll 3'? having its peripheral surface preferably formed of wooden staves closely held to form a positive friction surface for engaging the batting. The bat stock, as it passes up over the roll 37, passes under a take up roll 38, the shaft ends of which are guided in the vertically elongated and curved slots 10 in the side portions 11 of the sub-frame 2. Shaft 38 of the roll 38 is rotatably mounted: at one end in a pair of lifter arms 41 the lower ends of which are fixedly mounted on a shaft 42, that projects from the side 11 of the frame 2, and which is provided and held to rock in the bearing boxes 2-2 on the:

vrear edge of the side members 11, as clearly shown in Fig. '3. 1

It should be here stated that the gearing on the frame 2 that controls the movements of the several devices that are successively and intermittentlyactuated in the manner presently explained, operates continuously while the several cam and lever devices are actuated to cut the bat, lift the con tiriuously filling roll, and eject the batfilling when the roll 38 has been lifted to its highest point, the several parts being arranged to quickly. return to the i e positions, to again take up the ndoLij'gthe-liatas it is'being fed from ll stood it 14.- designates a driving i the shaft 14 and winch, during each revoluthe rolls 37 and 3t and to again proceed to wind the same up on the roll 38 and that the advantages of my construction of automatically actuated parts may be undershould be stated my machine as illustrated. in practice operates to successfully take up and deliver 18 rolls of batting per minute.

The loose end of the stock, as it passes .over the large roll 37 proceeds outwardly over a guide roll 13 and over a lifting arm +t-t on a link or crank member 44 fixedly connea-ted to a stub shaft 45. by referring now iii'ire particularly to Fig. 11, it will be seen that the shaft carries a pinion 46 that meshes with, a .rack bar 47, slidable in a housing-$17 mounted on a shaft 45 and connected at 47' to a link rod 47 which is pivotailly connected with a throw lever 46 fnlci u med at 46 on frame 2, it having a lug 46 for coiiperating with the cam notch 49 iif'the disk 49 that is mounted on and is rotatable with a shaft 14".

gear mounted on tion,,' holds the lever 46 to its outer or inoperative pbsition,'see full lines Fig. 11, a coiled spring 49 attached to the lever 46 serving to quickly the position shown in dotted lines on Fig. 11- at the time notch 49 comes into register with the log 16* and thereby produces a pull thrust on rack 47, and. rotates gear 46*, and swings link arm 44 and the member 4st in the direction of the dotted lines on Fig. 9. By reason of the structural arrangement of the parts, as stated, when the link arm 44 swings in the direction stated, it causes the loose end of the bat to pass over the roll 38 and in position to wind under the said roll 38, it being understood that so soon as the tug -:ttis forced out of notch 49 in the disk 4!), rack 47 rotates the gear 46* backwardly and returns the members 4H4 to the loose bat end over the roll 38 after the roll of batting last gathered thereon has been discharged therefrom in the manner presently explained, and such roll 38 has dropped back to its lowermost position against the large drawing in roll 37. The stock goes around the roll 38 to whatever weight that the lifting arms 41 are adjusted for, the adjustment of the arms 41 being provided for by an arm 53 that projects forwardly from the shaft l9 and a weight 53 slidably adjustable thereon is clearly shown in the drawing. As the batting or stock winds on the. roll 38, the latter is gradually lifted by the inrriaising diameter of the .bulk that winds thereon and the several parts are relatively so arranged that. when the roll of batting is of the desired weight, the arms 4-1 are quickly swui'ig up to move-the said bat roll upwardly in position to be wiped pull the said lever 46 to off the roll by the ejecting mechanism shown in Figs. 7 and 8 and hereinafter specifically referred to. For lifting the said arms 41 at the proper time a wiper cam 50 is mounted on the cross shaft 14 journalcd on the frame and that carries the driving gear 14 and the notched disk or cam member 49. Gear shaft- 11 receives motion from an idler gear 15 mounted on a stub shaft 15" in a curved guide slot 15" and which meshes. with a pinion 16 on a shaft 16" on which tllCl'OllOl' 37 is mounted, and which carries a chain wheel 17 that receives motion from the endless chain19-that takes over a chain gear 19 on the adjacent shaft that carries one of the endless apron rolls, as best shown in Fig. 1. Stub shaft 15 is adjustably mounted in the guide slot 15 so the idler may be readily raised or lowered with respect to the shaft 14", and said stub shaft, in practice, is clamped in the slot at its different adjustments in any well-known manner.

The wheel the manufacture of six regular weights purpose of adjiistably mounting the 15 is best explained as follows: In cotton batting, there are made to suit the trade for the. commercial sizes and therefore it requires a separate size of power transmission gear for each size of bat to have weightand size correct. The different sizes of gears are interchangeably mounted on the shaft 14 and to bring these different gears to train with the driver gear 16 the gear 15 which is always held in mesh with the gear 16, is raised or lowered by shifting the stub shaft axle 15 to bring it in mesh with the particular size of gear 14 that may be used on shaft- 14.

Shaft 14 carries a wiper cam at), which at each complete revolution of the shaft 14, and the drive gear mounted thereon, engages a' lug 40 that extends inwardly from the frame 39" that carries the knife 39 normal position ready to throw the next and which is fulcrumed at 39" on the frame,

9, from which it will also be seen see Fig.

39 is normally pulled up the knife frame 'ardly by a spring 39 to lift the cutting member 39 out of the path of the passing bat, it being understood that when the roll 38 has filled to make the roll of cotton batting desired, the cam 40 engages lug 40 and forces the knife 39 down through the guide 34 to sever the bat, it being also apparent from the figure that the end of the sheet that passes from the rolls 33 and 32 is directed to and taken up by the gripper or infeediiig rolls 35 and 36 that direct the new bat end onto the large in-feed roller 37, and take-up roll 38 as soon as it has been dropped down into contact with the roll 37.

On the end opposite that which carries chain gear'lf, shaft 16 carries a gear 11 that meshes with an idler 12 in turn geared to a pinion 13011 the shaft of the small roller 43 and the said gear 11 also meshes with a train of gears a, a, Z c and-e, the latter being on the shaft of the in-feed roll 35 while gears 61 and Z2 impart the desired motion to the rolls 3233.

in the practicalarrangement of the operating parts they are relatively so timed for action that immediately after the stock is severed by the cutter 39, gear 14 through rotation of its shaft 146", causes the cam 50 to engage a roller bearing 5]. adjustably mounted on the arms 41 and quickly raises the said arm to lift the Wound bale on the roll 38, the raising of the arms ll continuing until it rises to a stop 55'.

57' designates a cam disk mounted on and to rotate with shaft 14 and it has a cam way 57 so arranged that immediately after the cotton bat rolls have been lifted it cooperates with an ejecting mechanism, best shownin Figs. 12 and 13 and which I shall now describe. v

56 is a lever fulcrumed on a stud 56 on the framing and in a manner adapted for heing oscillated transversely of the machine under the action of the cam disk 57, it being slowly moved in one direction by vdirect connection with the cam disk 57, and quickly' moved in the opposite direction by the tension of a spring in which the tension is stored up as the lever is moved under cam action, in the manner readily understood by reference to Figs. 12 and 13. The upper part of lever 56 sweeps through a guide 56 on the main. frame, see Figs. 7 8 and 9 and its, lower end has amember 56 that engages the camway 57* on the member 57, the said camway serving to return the lever 56 to a position that allows the filled roll 38 to rise upon transverse alinement with a claw shaped wiper or ejector head 42* which, when the lower 'end of the lever 56 is released from the cam member 57, is shifted laterally by the sweep action of the lever 56 provided by the spring action on. the lower end of lever 56 and to provide for such action, head 42* is mounted to freely slide on the cross or guide rod 56 in the upper end of the frame, and the said head 42 is also linked to the upper end of the lever 56 so as to be positively shifted in reverse transverse directions as the lever 56 is oscillated in the manner herei'nbefore stated. When the lower end of the lever 56 is released by the cam 57 it is quickly shifted in the direction of the arrow and the claw head, which straddles the roll 38, wipes the cotton rolled thereon off the said roll 38 and discharges it endwise into a pan 43 thatprojecls laterally" from the upper end of the framing, as shown.

It should'be here mentioned that in the time that the roller 38 is lifted and the cotton thereon is discharged and the said roller 38 is being returned to its mate roll 37, the

rename loose end of the sheet or hatthat feeds the endless belt 31 is being pressed through the rolls 35-36 over roll 37' and small guide roll 4:3 and the throwing device member 44, so that ample stock is provided for being thrown over and. around the roller 38 so it will immediately start to wind up on the said roll 38. Since the arms 4:1ll are weighted, they are, as it were, substantially counterbalanced by the weight there on, but to take up any undue shock, buffer springs 54 are also provided, that act cushions for taking up the shock ol the arms as they fall From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings it is believed the complete construction and the operation of the several parts as a, whole and the suh-mecha nisms for accomplishing the different operations successively will be readily understood by thoses-lgiiled in the art to which this invention relates.

reason of combining the different parts of the complete machine in the manner described and shown, the several submechanisms are interdependently connected and their several intermittent andsucces' ter being mounted so it can be adjusted to whatever change gear suitable to size and weight of bat required.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a bat rolling up means including a spindle on which the bat rolls up, an ejector including a member for gaging one end of the accumulated hat roll,

and means for moving the said member lengthwise of the spindle at times, Wl'lGIBlFf to strip the roll endwise of the spindle.

2. In a machine of the character described,

the combination -with a means for, rolling up a cotton bat, conveyer devices for feed ing the bat to the said means, an ejector a bat cutter, devices for receiving the cut end of the bat and feeding it to the roiling means, mechanism for bringing" the hat 1 in position to be engaged by the ejector, am mechanism cooperating with the seve z mentioned parts for actuating the said partsat predetermined times as set In a machine of the character 1 ,oesaaa mechanism interposed between the feeding and winding mechanisms and .means for it ha's been cut from the 2 0' mechanism in terposed come into position withrelation to endwise discharging the wound up bat after sheet.

4.01 11 amachine of the character described, a bat Winding mechanism, means for feeding the bat to said mechanism, a cutting mechanism interposed between the feeding and winding mechanisms,means for convey ing-the bat from the feeding mechanism to the winding -mechanism past the cutting mechanism together with means for endwise discharging the wound up bat after it has been severed from the sheet.

5. In a machine of the character described,

a bat winding mechanism, means'for feeding the bat to said mechanism, a cutting between the feeding and Winding-mechanisms, means for conveying the bat from the feeding mechanism to the winding mechanism past the cutting mechanism, said ,tvinding mechanism including a take-up rbll and devices for throwing the end of the bat around the take-up roll to start the winding up of the bat.

6. In amachine of the character described,

a bat winding mechanism, means for feeding the bat to said mechanism, a cutting mechanism interposed between the feeding and winding mechanisms, means for gri ping the end of the bat after being severed and conveying it to the winding mechanism, said Winding mechanism including a takeup roll and devices for throwing the end of the bat around the take-up roll to start the winding up of the hat.

7 In a machine of the-character described,

a bat feeding mechanism, a bat winding up mechanism, includi'ng'a talte-up roll and a winding roll cotiperating therewith, combined with a bat severing mechanism, located between the feeding and windingaip mechanisms, and a loose end starting mecha nism, said take-up roll being located between said starting" mechanism and said severing mechanism, in virtue of which the 'bat will first pass the feeding mechanism, then the severing mechanism, and, subsequently pass the winding-up mechanism to the loose end starting mechanism;

8. In a machine of the character described, mechanism for winding up a bat into roll form comprising a take-uproll, and a winding roll cooperating therewith, combined with means for passing the end of a hat around the takeaip roll at thecommencement of the winding operation, said last. named means comprising an arm over which the end of the hat passes, and meanst'or moving said arm to throw the cut of the bat around the take-up roll.

9. In a machine of the character described, a bat rolling mechanism comprising a winding roll, a shit'table take-up rollcooperating therewith, and means For conveying a bat to said roll, and means for stripping the hat from said take-up roll at intervals.

10. In a machine of the character described, a bat rolling mechanism comprising a winding roll, a shittable take-up roll coiiperating therewith, means for conveying a hat to said roll, means for stripping the but from said take-up roll at intervals, together with means for severing the rolled portion of the hat from the remainder of the bat.

11. in a machine of the character described, a hat rolling mechanism comprising a winding roll, a'shiitable takcalp roll cooperating therewith, means for conveying a hat to said roll; means for stripping the bat from said take-up roll at intervals, and means cooperating with the take-up roll to throw a loose end of the bat around the take-up roll in starting the winding up operation.

12. In a machine of the character described, a bat. rolling mechanism comprising a winding roll, a shiftable take-up roll co operating therewith, means for conveying a bat to said roll, means for stripping the bat from said take-up roll at intervals, to gcther with means for severing the rolled portion of the bat from the remainder of the bat, and means cooperating with the take-up roll to throw a loose end of the bat around the take-up roll in starting the Winding up operation.

13. In a machine of the character described, a bat winding mechanism comprising in combination with the winding roll and the take-up roll around which the bat is wound, means for supporting said take up roll, means to move toward onfrom the winding roll, means for counter-balancing said supporting means, another means for cit'ecting a moving of said supporting means to move said take-np roll away from said winding roll, and means for stripping the bat from said take-up roll after it has been moved by said moving means.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination with means'for winding a cotton bat into a roll, said means comprising a stat-ionarily mounted winding roll and a vertically:'mbvable take-up roll that coach; with the inding roll, means for feeding the bat to he contacting faces of the two rolls, a means for throwing the loose end of the bat over the take-up roll toward the infecd side thereof, together with means for severing the roll from the bat in advance of the action of said end throwing means, said end throwing means being separate and distinct from said severing means, and operating after the hat has passed the severing means and the take up roll.

15. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination with means for winding a cotton bat, into aroll, said means comprising a stat-ionarily mounted winding roll and a vertically movabie take-up roll that coacts with the winding roll, means for feeding the bat to the contacting faces of the two rolls, means for throwing the loose end of the bat over the take-up roil toward the infeed side thereof, a device for severing the bat at the inteed side at predetermined intervais, and a means for picking up the cut end of the bat and directing it to the said infecd side of the roll. I

16. In a machineof the character described, a bat winding mechanism including a take up roll, means for feeding-the bat to said mechan m, cutting mechanism interposed between the feeding and winding mechanisms, means for receiving the end of the bat and conveying it to the winding mechanism, said winding mechanism including devices independent of the take up roll and cutting mechanism and operating at a) predetcrn'iined time after the operation of the iatter, for conveying the hat around the up roli to start the Winding up of.

the ba t, I

1'2. Etna machine of the character stated, means for forming cotton into a hat, a bat winding up mechanism inciuding a winding roll and a means for throwing the end of the bat around the windingroiifto start the winding operation, a cutting mechanism senarate from the end throwing mechanism for severing the wound portion of the bat from the remainder of the bat, a feeding mechanism for conveying the bat to said cutting and winding mechanisms and means for removing the wound bat.

18. In a machine of the character stated, means for forming cotton into a hat, a bat winding up mechanism inciudino' a winding roll and a means for throwing the end of the bat around the winding rcll to start any winding operation, a cutting mechanism for severing the wound portion of the bat from the remainder of the bat, a, feeding mechanism for conveying the bat to said cutting and winding mechanisms, and means for removing the woiind bat from said take up roii and. for restoring said take up roll into position to receive the end of the unwound bat portion.

19. in a machine of the character described, a bat winding up mechanism including a take up roll and awinding r011 cooperating therewith. a feeding means for conveying the bat to said winding mechanism, a cutting mechanism interposed between said feeding and winding mechanisms to sever the wound bat portion from the remaining portion of the bat, means for mounting said. take up roli to be movable toward and away from said winding roll, means for moving said take'up roll away from said winding roll when the wound portion of the bat is severed, and means for subsequently removing the wound bat from said winding roll.

20. In a machine of the character described, a bat winding up mechanism in eluding a take up roll and a winding r011- cooperating therewith, a feeding means for conveying the bat to said winding mechaism, a cutting mechanism interposed be tween said feeding and winding mechanisms to sever the wound bat portion from the re maining portion of the bat, means for mounting said take up roll to be movable toward and away from said winding r011, means for moving said take lip-roll away from said winding roliwhen the wound portion of the bat; is severed, means for subsequently removing the wound bat, from said winding roll, and'means for restoring said take up roll into position adjacent to said winding rol]. when empty.

21. In a machine of the character described, a bat winding up'mechanism' in eluding a take up roll and. a winding roii eooperating therewith, a feeding means for winding roll, andmeans separate from said take up roll for conveying the end of the bat around said take up roll to start the winding up operation.

22. In a machine of the character described, a bat winding up mechanism including a take up roll and a winding r011 cooperating therewith, a feeding means for conveying the bat to said winding n'iechanism, a cutting mechanism inter-g posed between a said feeding and Wind'- ing mechanisms to sever the wound bat ,conveying' the end of the bat aroundjsaid iao take up roll to start the winding up operation. i i

23. In a .machine of the chasacter described, a bat forming mechanism, a bat conveying mechanism, and. a bat Winding-up including a take-up roll and. a means for maintaining the bat in engagement with said take-up roll, combined with means for engaging the severed end of the but after itpasses between said take-up roll and the means for holding the bat in contact with said take-up roll'and conveying the severed end around said take-up roll to start the rolling up operation.

24. In a machine of the class described a bat rolling up mechanism, a conveyer for conveying a continuous bat to said rolling up mechanism, said conveyer and said rolling up mechanism being separate from one another and means interposed between said conveyer and said rolling up mechanism for 'severing the bat at intervals and means adjacent to said rolling up mechanism for starting the bat end on said rolling up mechanism.

MAURICE J STACK. Witnesses:

' JOHN :SCANLON,

M. J. Connor. 

